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Definition of Pluralizing
1. pluralize [v] - See also: pluralize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pluralizing
Literary usage of Pluralizing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Business English: A Course in Practical Grammar and Business Correspondence by Carl Coran Marshall (1905)
"The plural of most compounds is formed by pluralizing the base, ... The following
list shows the manner of pluralizing titles in common use r SINGULAR. ..."
2. Elements of Hebrew Syntax by an Inductive Method by William Rainey Harper (1888)
"The pluralizing of compound ideas is accomplished either by pluralizing the first
of two nouns, or the second, or both. 5. The dual was, in use, ..."
3. Conversation: It's Faults and It's Graces by Francis Chenevix Trench, Parry Gwynne (1856)
"Some of the best speakers and writers in our language prefer the first mode of
pluralizing these phrases, while others adhere to the second method. ..."
4. Tarbell's Lessons in Language by Horace Sumner Tarbell (1893)
"X. Compound nouns form their plurals in three ways,—- [a] by pluralizing the
principal word; as, — son-in-law sons-in-law postal-card postal-cards [6] by ..."
5. The Office of the Holy Communion in the Book of Common Prayer: A Series of by Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1873)
"Their recommendation of pluralizing the words, and using them only once for each
body of communicants, is often adopted at present, and (as far as I know) ..."
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